Calliostoma semisuave is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]

Calliostoma semisuave
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Calliostomatidae
Subfamily: Calliostomatinae
Genus: Calliostoma
Species:
C. semisuave
Binomial name
Calliostoma semisuave
Quinn, 1992

Description

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The height of the shell attains 14 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea from Venezuela to French Guiana at depths between 69 m and 155 m.

References

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  1. ^ Rosenberg, G. (2012). Calliostoma semisuave Quinn, 1992. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532540 on 2012-12-07
  • Quinn, J. F., Jr. 1992. New species of Calliostoma Swainson, 1840 (Gastropoda: Trochidae), and notes on some poorly known species from the Western Atlantic Ocean. Nautilus 106: 77-114.
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